Instructions:
- Get a drawing tutorial, like the one from Rob Biddulph (#DrawWithRob).
- Attempt to draw your own dinosaur aka Gregosaurus aka Matthew.
- Bring it to class and introduce Matthew to your kids. Let them ask questions.
- Share the video with kids, let them draw at home, colour and get ready to talk about their dinosaurs.
- Set aside enough time for everyone to present their creations.
- Ask questions, answer questions.
- Have fun and marvel at the amount of language that generates.
We loved it because…
- It is a lot of additional exposure and listening skills practice outside of the classroom
- The video was created for kids, not the efl/esl kids but they can still do it.
- It is the first step to production, in speech or in writing.
- We can learn how to draw (we, the teacher)
- It is an additional task but the kids feel really motivated to do it.
- We had fun and we will definitely do it again.